Janet Dawson
Australian · b. 1935 · Painter
Janet Dawson MBE is an Australian artist who was a pioneer of abstract painting in Australia in the 1960s, having been introduced to abstraction during studies in England while… (Wikipedia)
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Jubilee Oval 1973Smith & Singer · A$26,840≈ $19,789≈ £13,696≈ €17,345Sign up to see
Cabbage 3Leonard Joel · A$1,100≈ $824≈ £628≈ €743Sign up to see
Butternut PumpkinLeonard Joel · A$500≈ $328≈ £263≈ €305Sign up to see
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Janet Dawson MBE is an Australian artist who was a pioneer of abstract painting in Australia in the 1960s, having been introduced to abstraction during studies in England while she lived in Europe 1957–1960. She was also an accomplished lithographic printer of her own works as well as those of other renowned Australian artists, a theatre-set and furniture designer. She studied in England and Italy on scholarships before returning to Australia in 1960. She won the Art Gallery of New South Wales’ Archibald Prize in 1973 with the portrait of her husband, entitled Michael Boddy Reading. She has exhibited across Australia and overseas, and her work is held in major Australian and English collections. In 1977 she was awarded an MBE for services to art. In 2025-2026, the Art Gallery of New South Wales is dedicating a retrospective to Dawson's work.
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In the collections of
Art Gallery of New South WalesArt Gallery of South AustraliaNational Gallery of AustraliaNational Gallery of VictoriaNational Portrait Gallery
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